Unit Code: MLS712

Unit Name: Professional Practice

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a range of strategies and skills that will prepare them for working in Medical Laboratory in Pathology departments. Professional practice will equip students with the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will assist them to develop their practice as professionals whether in employment or self-employed. This course is intended to cover the areas of capability and knowledge in various departments of laboratory medicine relevant to laboratory placement. Students are trained with co-workers and key users of the laboratory. This is a supervised professional practice and assessment is on competency (bench work) and log book. Students reflect on the experience after completing each discipline attachment.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: • Demonstrate competency to perform ethically and apply laboratory quality management in a clinical setting. • Provide report of competency in clinical work.

Prerequisite: All BMLS Year 1-Year 3 courses

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 60

Offered In: Semester 1,2